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of_o year_n faith_n may_v come_v before_o baptism_n n._n by_o faith_n alone_o we_o be_v save_v what_o need_v then_o of_o baptism_n i._o if_o you_o speak_v of_o absolute_a necessity_n god_n can_v have_v save_v we_o not_o only_o without_o baptism_n but_o even_o without_o faith_n yea_o even_o without_o christ_n for_o if_o he_o have_v give_v we_o immutable_a grace_n before_o our_o fall_n christ_n death_n shall_v not_o have_v be_v necessary_a and_o so_o faith_n have_v be_v void_a and_o consequent_o baptism_n but_o if_o you_o intend_v a_o conditional_a necessity_n in_o regard_n of_o god_n decree_n it_o will_v appear_v that_o christ_n death_n be_v a_o efficient_a cause_n howbeit_o not_o the_o principal_n for_o that_o be_v god_n love_n but_o a_o work_a 16._o john_n 3._o 16._o meritorious_a cause_n as_o also_o that_o faith_n be_v a_o instrument_n active_a and_o baptism_n passive_a apply_v to_o we_o the_o merit_n of_o christ_n death_n again_o whereas_o you_o say_v that_o we_o be_v save_v by_o 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and_o our_o term_n of_o penance_n in_o the_o collect_n upon_o midsummer_n day_n chap._n xvii_o of_o matrimony_n n._n from_o your_o sacrament_n i_o proceed_v to_o your_o rite_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v certain_a custom_n not_o sacramental_a and_o belong_v either_o to_o the_o live_n as_o marriage_n and_o church_a or_o to_o the_o dead_a as_o burial_n marriage_n be_v a_o bond_n most_o honourable_a concern_v the_o bond_n you_o err_v two_o way_n first_o you_o straight_o charge_v the_o party_n that_o if_o they_o know_v any_o impediment_n they_o confess_v it_o i._o forasmuch_o as_o many_o thousand_o of_o your_o tune_n have_v be_v public_o marry_v never_o stumble_v at_o these_o word_n i_o marvel_v what_o new_a mystery_n you_o have_v here_o dig_v up_o n._n we_o understand_v that_o some_o of_o your_o man_n urge_v these_o word_n for_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o oath_n ex_fw-la officio_fw-la which_o be_v to_o we_o a_o scourge_n and_o a_o scorpion_n i._o nevertheless_o we_o may_v just_o urge_v it_o 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